Escape the colder weather with these cosy front rooms, where, with log-burning stoves and open fires, you’ll be able to forget the autumn murk beyond the window.

1) Northgate, Hessle

Hunker away from the frost in front of the fire at this two-bedroom cottage in Hessle. This grade two listed, two-bedroom property is going to auction through Dee Atkinson & Harrison on Wednesday, November 22.

Beamed ceilings are among the features at this Hessle home (Image: Dee Atkinson & Harrison)

2) Chapel Lane, Middleton On The Wolds

With its beamed ceiling and open fire, the living room at this Wolds home – a former chapel – is steeped in history. The four-bedroom property is on the market for £220,000 with Dee Atkinson & Harrison.

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This former chapel has plenty of character (Image: Dee Atkinson & Harrison)

3) Norfolk Street, Beverley

In a stylish octagonal home in Beverley – one of only three of its type in England – is this cosy lounge, which boasts a marble-hearth fireplace. This six-bedroom home is being sold by William H Brown, with a guide price of £900,000.

This cosy room is in a spectacular, octagonal home in Beverley (Image: William H Brown)

4) West Ella Road, West Ella

Another beamed-ceiling delight, the lounge in this grade two listed property in West Ella is focused around a period-style fireplace with an open hearth.